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A huge array of new providers oftransnational higher education is proliferatingaround the world, almost outside any forms ofregulation or quality control, raising manyconcerns on consumer protection. The paperprovides a conceptual framework regarding basicdefinitions and a mapping of developments inEurope concerning the situation and trends oftransnational education, the regulatorymechanisms in place or under consideration, theproblems arising and examples of good practicein dealing with them. In particular, thecrucial issues of regulation, quality assuranceand recognition of transnational education areaddressed, and some basis for an action planare recommended.
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dos Santos, S.M. Regulation and Quality Assurance in Transnational Education. Tertiary Education and Management 8, 97–112 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015628501387
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